QUALITY CUPS FOR QUALITY COFFEE

Broderick's Love Coffee have secured a deal with Huhtamaki, who will supply cups for its first shop in Manchester Airport's Terminal Two. Huhtamaki will supply the company with 12oz double-wall cups which have been printed with Broderick's Love Coffee design. Owner Peter Broderick said the company - launched by Manchester Vending Services - was looking for a premium product with "excellent insulation". "Serving a lot of passengers who take their drinks away from the lounge means that it is essential that we supply beverages in a quality cup," he said, adding that this is "not only to do the product justice, but for safety reasons too." READ MORE

Sweet deal: Dairy Milk to carry Fairtrade badge

Manchester Vending Services welcomes the news that Britain's most popular chocolate bar, Dairy Milk, is to become Fairtrade certified in Britain and Ireland in a move that will double the amount of cocoa bought from smallholders in the developing world under the sustainable farming scheme. The decision - the highlight of Fairtrade Fortnight - will transform Fairtrade chocolate from a niche preference to a mainstream ethical benchmark, bearing the sustainability kitemark on 15% of chocolate sold in Britain ...MORE